Lemon rice

Ingredients 

Cooked rice - 1 cup (cooking rice)

Lemon- 1

Salt- to taste 

Sesame Oil -1-2 tbsp ( I typically use sesame oil from the Indian store not the toasted sesame oil which changes the taste of these dishes. If you don’t have access to sesame oil you can use canola or vegetable oil too)

For seasoning 

Black Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal- Split dehusked black gram - 1 tsp 

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp 

Ginger - cut into small pieces- 1 tsp

Asafoetida - pinch

Green chilly- 1-2 de seeded and finely chopped

Curry leaf - 4 or 5

Cilantro leaves - chopped 1 Tsp

Salt to taste 

Oil - 1 tbsp for tempering the seasoning 

Peanuts - 2to 3 tbsp 

Instructions 

1. Take the cooked rice and put it in a bowl
2. Add 1 to 2 tbsp of oil to it and mix it so the rice is coated with oil
3. Cut the lemon and squeeze the juice from it into a cup  and add salt to it. Then add it little by little to the rice ( to desired tartness). 
4. Place a pan on the stove at medium heat and add a tbsp of oil to it . Place the peanuts in here and sauté them until slightly brown and set aside
5. Add a little bit of oil to the pan and heat it up and then add the mustard and urad dal seeds and let them sputter. Add the turmeric powder and sauté it .Then add the other ingredients listed in the seasoning in the order in which listed and set aside
   
   
6. To the bowl of lemon rice that has been set aside add the peanuts and seasoning and mix well. Lemon rice is now ready to serve. You can eat it with potato poriyal (potato poriyal),potato chips, papad etc.